Because delinquents have consistently been shown to function at lower stages of moral
reasoning than nondelinquents, it was hypothesized that adolescents at risk for juvenile …

The research was conducted in a school servicing an institutionalized delinquent and
predelinquent population and in a day school program servicing a similar but …

This study extends research on moral reasoning competence in juvenile delinquents to their
practical reasoning and perception of an institutional moral atmosphere in order to find out …

A review was conducted of 55 studies of education interventions designed to stimulate
development in moral judgment. All studies used the Defining Issues Test. Various subject …

This article presents a longitudinal-sequential analysis of the developmental and reciprocal
relationships between self-reported delinquency and moral reasoning (as measured with …

Abstract Resumen Background: Moral reasoning and its association with various types of
behavior have been the subject of many studies in Psychology. Specifically, moral …

Relations among moral reasoning, domain judgment and engagement in risky behaviors
were assessed with 68 students attending a Just Community school and 122 comparison …

This study addresses the longitudinal relationships between three kinds of moral cognitions—
self-serving cognitive distortions, moral judgment, perception of community—and antisocial …

Through research it has been established that there is a relationship between level of moral
reasoning and offending behaviour, with offenders generally reasoning at less mature levels …

A meta-analysis of 50 studies was conducted to investigate whether juvenile delinquents
use lower levels of moral judgment than their nondelinquent age-mates and, if so, what …